Archives for December, 2010

Hey, Im hanging out in Lima, Peru for some reason right now, and I want to ask you all a weird question: Okay, you know how we are all pretty loyal to our SciFi actors. Yeah, ‘Firefly’ got canceled, but we will watch/support any new shows that cast Summer (‘Sarah Connor Chronicles’) or Nathan (‘Castle’)…

The outfit I ordered for Antarctica was supposed to replicate Vinces ‘Human Coke Can’ perfectly, but apparently to Columbia, ‘cherry’=hot pink. ‘Cherry’ is RED, Columbia, not PINK. ‘Strawberry’ is PINK. So now Im more like a human fanta can. STRAWBERRY fanta.

Mom to Friends: Abbie is going to Antarctica! Friends: OMFG! When??? Mom: The end of December! Friends: **GASP!** SHELL BE GONE OVER CHRISTMAS!! Mom: *blink* We dont really do Christmas in my house. I mean, we would put up a tree when us kids were little, and we would get some gifts, but thats it.…

Yes, Antarctica is known for its penguins and seals and whales and such. But I know thats just sunny PR BS from the fascist Antarctic government. You bet your ass Im going to be on the lookout for the Cookie Monsters:

When I first found out I was going to Antarctica, I was super excited because I was a MAJOR ASTRONOMY NERD when I was little, and Ive never been to the Southern Hemisphere before, so I was like “OMFG THERE ARE SO MANY STARS IVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE WARBLEGARBLE!!!” But there was something wrong. There…

You know why all those fancy ‘scientists’ cant find the Yetis? Cause those Abominable Snowmen arent hanging out in the clubs in NYC or LA or Tibet. I bet theyre hanging out here in Antarctica. But dont you worry about me. Im a shaman. My minds like a fortress.

Hey, you all know earlier this year, this summer, shit kinda hit the fan here at SciBlogs? I didnt care about the idiots leaving. I was more annoyed at the lack of communication from The Overlords. They will be watching my blog while Im gone. This is my revenge for that. XMRV and the MLV-Related…

Ushuaia! This place is ridiculously beautiful too: Not a double-rainbow: 10:30 at night, really cloudy, and it was still light out. This was not so much fun when it was light out at 4 am. Me: “OMG THE SUN IS COMING UP I DIDNT WANT TO SLEEP TOO LATE!!!… wait… wait a minute… somethings not…

Dr. Oz. Rockstar of Science. Major, massive, epic moron. Homeboy invites our Dr. Pam Ronald on his show to talk about GMOs. Great public science outreach opportunity. I was excited for her and for the field and for the public. But you know ‘crank magnetism’? Its never surprising when an anti-vaxer turns out to be…

Buenos Aires! 1– I have no idea what anyone is saying. The last time I took Spanish was like 10 years ago. So even if people say something I know, it takes me 5 minutes to translate. And then, I have this ‘ear popping issue’ when I fly on planes. Fine going up, severe pain…